Louis B Lynn, 80, of West Paducah, passed away at his home on December 25, 2024 surrounded by family.
A lifelong resident of McCracken County, Louis was born on May 29, 1944 to Arlie ‘Doc’ Lynn and Evelyn ‘Irene’ Nace Lynn.
Louis grew up helping on his family farm. He attended the then one-room Concord Elementary School before graduating from Heath High School, where he played baseball. He went on to attend Paducah Junior College. In 1966 he married his high school sweetheart Sandra Cathey and they resided in their home that he and his brothers built. He worked as an insulator at B.F. Goodrich.
He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping and fishing with family and friends. He could often be found on the lakes and rivers of West Kentucky .
He was a long-time member of Spring Bayou Baptist Church, where he was the choir director for numerous years. He loved fellowship with others, was quick with a joke, and was never at a loss for words.
Louis is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sandra; daughter Rachel Dodson (Mark) and grandchildren Mallie (great grandson Phoenix) and Blake Dodson; son Nathan (Dixie) and grandchildren Samuel and Rosabelle Lynn; brother-in-law Paul Roof of Paducah; sisters-in-law Zannie Lynn of Paducah and Janice Dowdy (Dicky) of Fairhope, AL; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Alice Lynn Roof and Beverly Kay Lynn; and five brothers, Freddie Lynn, Frankie Lynn, Randall Lynn, James Avery Lynn, and Royce Ray Lynn.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 28, 2024, at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah, with Rev. Tim Bertram officiating. Burial will follow at the Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., leading up to the funeral service.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Spring Bayou Baptist Church Music Ministry, 11205 Woodville Rd., Kevil, KY 42053, or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2167, Lexington, KY 40588.
The family wishes to give very special thanks to all the staff at Mercy Health Paducah Cancer Center and Mercy Health Hospice for their support and concern during this time.
Arrangements made by Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.
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